TEC4605774: Rue de Richelieu in Paris. Photography 18/08/07. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4584378: Artist view of a black hole supermasi / Bridgeman Images

TEC4584416: Panoramic view of Pekin from Pekin Television Tower (China). / Bridgeman Images

PIX4584466: Artist View of a Galactic Black Hole / Bridgeman Images

TEC4608528: Chandigarh Technology Park, India. Photo 23/01/06. / Bridgeman Images

TEC4608579: The entrance to the city of Chandigarh in India. / Bridgeman Images

TEC4608737: Parking lot of the High Court of Justice in Chandigarh, India. / Bridgeman Images

TEC4608772: Housing in Mohali in the outskirts of Chandigarh, India. / Bridgeman Images

TEC4608854: K.C cinema in sector 17 in Chandigarh, India. / Bridgeman Images

TEC4608895: Facade of buildings in Chandigarh, India. Photography 17/01/06. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4609175: Spiral galaxy NGC 300 in the Sculptor - Spiral galaxy NGC 300 in Sculptor - Located about 7 million years ago - light from Earth, the spiral galaxy NGC 300 belongs to the Sculptor's group. It appears to us as a great object in the sky since its apparent diameter is almost that of the full moon / Bridgeman Images

TEC4609241: The port of Bastia (Haute Corsica). / Bridgeman Images

TEC4609262: Bastia (Haute Corsica). / Bridgeman Images

PIX4609403: Spiral galaxy M74 in Pisces - Spiral galaxy M74 in Pisces - Image of the spiral galaxy M74 (NGC 628). This galaxy is about 80,000 light years and is 30 million light years apart. Viewed face on, as it appeared about 30 million years ago, M74 is considered to be one of the most photogenic spiral galaxies in the sky. The galaxy is rich in young bright blue stars and glowing red regions of dust and molecular hydrogen where new stars are being created. M74, however, is quite camera shy - it has a low surface brightness that makes it challenging for both visual observers and astrophotographers to see it's entire form. The Chandra X - Ray observatory, discovered M74 to be the home of a super massive black hole, tucked away in one of it's outer arms. This black hole is one of the largest ever discovered and has the mass of over 10,000 suns. Thirty six, fifteen minute photographs were combined to create this picture, with a total exposure time of almost nine hours. The images were taken with a 20 inch Ritchey - Chretien telescope and an eleven mega - pixel camera at f/8 from high in the south central mountains of New Mexico / Bridgeman Images

PIX4584755: Stellar black hole - Artist view - Stellar black hole - Artist view - A stellar black hole is born from the gravitational collapse of a massive star. The stellar black holes have a mass of some solar masses. A black hole is a region of space whose gravitation is so strong that it will prevent any form of material or radiation from escaping. A stellar black hole is a black hole formed by the gravitational collapse of a massive star; it is also a region of space in which the gravitational field is so powerful that nothing can escape / Bridgeman Images

PIX4605945: Juno Probe - Solar Panels - Juno Solar Panels - View of the solar panels of the Juno probe in operation verification. Launched in 2011, the Juno probe will reach Jupiter in 2016. It will then hold the record for the farthest solar power probe ever sent. Technicians at Astrotech's payload processing facility in Titusville, Fla. stow solar array # 2 against the body of Nasa's Juno spacecraft. Launching from Earth in 2011, the Juno spacecraft will arrive at Jupiter in 2016 to study the giant planet from an elliptical, polar orbit. When Juno arrives at Jupiter in 2016, it will be farther from the sun than any previous solar powered mission. The choice of solar power for Juno necessitates very large solar arrays with dimensions of 2.65 meters wide by 8.9 meters long (about 9 feet wide by 29 feet long). Once in orbit at the giant planet, the three arrays will provide about 450 watts of electricity for Juno / Bridgeman Images

PIX4584897: Sundial of the Musee de Cluny - Sundial. Cluny museum - Sundial of the Musee de Cluny 75005 Paris. 1674 1674 sundial in Paris, Cluny museum / Bridgeman Images

PIX4584971: CNAM sundial - Paris - Sundial, Paris - Sundial of the Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers (CNAM). It is located 18 metres high, in the Lavoisier courtyard. Motto: Nescitis diem neque hora (You know neither the day nor the hour of your death). Sundial located at the CNAM (Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers), Paris / Bridgeman Images

PIX4606454: The probe Mars 96 - Artist view - Mars 96 spacecraft - Artist view - Sequence of the mission of the sovietic probe Mars 96. In addition to its observations in Martian orbit, this probe was to launch two stations and two penetrators on Martian soil. Launched in 1996, the probe could not leave Earth orbit and disintegrate. Artwork showing the mission sequence of soviet March 96 spacecraft. Two surface stations and two penetrators should be deployed on the martian surface. Launched in 1996, a rocket failure happened and the probe was desintegrated in the Earth atmosphere / Bridgeman Images

PIX4584986: Sundial of 18 rue Perree (Paris 3eme) - Sundial in Paris - Sundial, visible on the facade of 18 rue Perree, in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris. It was realized in 1908 by sculptor Jules - Louis Rispal. Sundial located 18 rue Perree, Paris / Bridgeman Images

PIX4585070: Church Saint Sulpice, Paris. Meridienne - Church Saint - Sulpice, Paris. The meridian line - 1743 - View of the obelisque and the meridian inlaid in the marble slabs / Bridgeman Images

PIX4606662: The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter probe - Artist's view - The American Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter probe was launched in August 2005 and began its observations from March in October 2006 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4585405: Sundial - Sundial - Vertical sundial of the village of Moncenisio (Ferrera Cenisio) in Italy. Vertical sundial in Ferrera Cenisio, Italy / Bridgeman Images

PIX4606724: Phoenix Probe - Artist's View - The American Phoenix Probe will be launched in August 2007. After a 10-month trip, it should land in May 2008 near the northern polar cap of Mars. She will perform analyses of Martian soil by digging at about 50 cm deep. Phoenix will also be equipped with cameras / Bridgeman Images

TEC4606778: St. Stephen's Cathedral (St. Stephen or Stephansdom or St. Stephane or St. Stephan Kirche), Vienna Austria / Bridgeman Images

PIX4609803: Elliptical galaxy NGC 1316 in the Furnace - Giant elliptical galaxy NGC 1316 - By studying the clusters of stars and clouds of dust visible in this photo taken by the Hubble space telescope in March 2003, it is believed that the giant elliptical galaxy NGC 1316 is the result of a collision of two spiral galaxies that occurred some billions of years ago. This galaxy resides about 75 million light years ago in the cluster of galaxies of the Furnace. Also called Fornax A, it is one of the strongest radio sources in the sky. This image made from data obtained with the NASA Hubble Space Telescope reveals the dust lanes and star clusters of this giant galaxy that give evidence that it was formed from a past merger of two gas - rich galaxies. NGC 1316 is on the outskirts of a nearby cluster of galaxies in the southern constellation of Fornax, at a distance of about 75 million light - years. It is one of the brightest ellipticals in the Fornax galaxy cluster. NGC 1316, also known as Fornax A, is one of the strongest and largest radio sources in the sky, with radio lobes extending over several degrees of sky (well off the Hubble image) / Bridgeman Images

TEC4609871: Subdivision in Hyeres (Var). / Bridgeman Images

PIX4609990: Spiral Galaxy NGC 2082 in Dorado - Galaxy NGC 2082 in Dorado - The spiral galaxy NGC 2082 is located about 60 million light years away from Earth in the southern constellation of Dorado. Image obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). The richly textured spiral galaxy NGC 2082 is found about 60 million light - years away in the constellation of Dorado (the Swordfish), deep in the southern sky. As seen here in a very detailed image from the Advanced Camera for Surveys on the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, filaments of dark dust splay across NGC 2082's luminous curved arms and dense central bulge of stars. Hubble's sharp vision also reveals many of the individual bright blue stars dotting the galaxy's rather ragged spiral arms as well as many much more distant galaxies in the background / Bridgeman Images

PIX4610093: Barree spiral galaxy NGC 2442 in Flying Fish - Barred spiral galaxy NGC 2442 in Volans - NGC 2442 is a barree spiral galaxy located about 50 million years ago - light. Its asymmetrical shape suggests that a galaxy interacts with it. Mosaic of images obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope and the 2.2 m MPG/ESO telescope at the La Silla Observatory. NGC 2442 is a barred spiral galaxy about 50 million light years away in the constellation Volans. This close - up Hubble view of the Meathook Galaxy (NGC 2442) focuses on the more compact of its two asymmetric spiral arms as well as the central regions. The spiral arm was the location of a supernova that exploded in 1999. These observations were made in 2006 in order to study the aftermath of this supernova. Ground - based data from MPG/ESO 2.2 - metre telescope were used to fill out parts of the edges of this image / Bridgeman Images

LBY4610156: Subdivision in Marcoussis (Essonne). / Bridgeman Images

PIX4606828: Model of the Rover MSL - Model Rover MSL - Test at CNES of the model of the Rover MSL in July 2009. This model at scale 1 was made by students of BTS section. Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), named Curiosity, is a NASA rover to explore the surface of Mars starting in 2012. Test at CNES (Toulouse) in july 2009 of the animated replica of NASA's martian Rover MSL built by english industrial BTS students. Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) is a rover that will study Mars' habitability. Launch is scheduled in the fall of 2011 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4607092: Rosetta probe: landing on the nucleus of the comet - The Rosetta probe was launched on 2 March 2004 to study comet 67P/Churyumov - Gerasimenko that it should meet around May 2014. It will place on its surface a lander, Philae, which will analyze the composition of the nucleus of the comet / Bridgeman Images

PIX4607130: Rosetta probe: the lander is dropped on the core of the comet - The Rosetta spacecraft releases a lander onto a comet nucleus - The Rosetta probe was launched on March 2, 2004 to study comet 67P/Churyumov - Gerasimenko. Artist view of the probe and lander Philae near the core of the comet. The size scales are not respected, the probe measures 32 metres with its deployed panels, the core of the comet about 4 km. Artist's impression of the Rosetta orbiter deploying the Philae lander to comet 67P/Churyumov - Gerasimenko. The image is not to scale; the Rosetta spacecraft measures 32 m across including the solar arrays, while the comet nucleus is thought to be about 4 km wide / Bridgeman Images

TEC4607150: Jama Masjid Mosque, in Old Delhi, India. Built in 1650-1656, in the heart of the bazaar, this mosque is the largest in the country. Photography 20/01/06. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4607221: Recuperation of samples from the Stardust probe - Stardust sample return capsule - Artwork - The Stardust probe was launched on February 7, 1999 with the primary objective of studying comet Wild 2 and taking samples during a passage through the comet's hair. Stardust was the first probe to collect and bring back to Earth interstellar and cometary dust. The return capsule landed on Earth on 15 January 2006 with the samples. Artist's view. Stardust is an interplanetary spacecraft, whose primary purpose was to investigate the makeup of the comet Wild 2 and its coma. It was launched on February 07 1999 and returned to Earth on January 15 2006. It is the first sample return mission to collect cosmic dust and return the sample to Earth; the capsule contains cometary and interstellar samples gathered by the Stardust spacecraft / Bridgeman Images

TEC4607292: The tomb of Emperor Humayun (1508-1556) in Delhi, India. / Bridgeman Images